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#### 287 Evidentiary effect of certain transcripts
287 Evidentiary effect of certain transcripts
> > (1) If a deposition referred to in section 285 or 286 is in the form of a written transcript of matter recorded by means, other than writing, authorised by law for the recording of depositions—
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> > > (a) the record so made is taken to be a true record of the matter so deposed, and
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> > > (b) the transcript of the record is taken to be a correct transcript of that record,
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> > unless proved to the contrary.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) applies only to—
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> > > (a) a transcript made in the form of shorthand notes, being a transcript identified by, and signed in the handwriting of, the person purporting to have made those notes, or
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> > > (b) a transcript made by other means (other than writing) authorised by law for the recording of depositions, being a transcript certified in the manner prescribed by the rules.
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> **s 287 (previously s 114):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[107\]. Am 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[115\]; 2016 No 55, Sch 3.7.